Dr Jitendra Singh launches ‘Good Governance Index’

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New Delhi : MoS (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh on December 25, 2019, launched the ‘Good Governance Index (GGI)’ at an event organised by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, on the occasion of Good Governance Day, here.

The Good Governance Day is observed on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On the occasion, the Minister also launched the 15th edition of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure (CSMOP). He released the Handbook for the Retiring Central Government Employees and the Smart Card facility for Department Canteen of DoPT. The MoS (PP) also released a booklet on major initiatives/achievements of DoPT and Strategic Initiatives of Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW), according to a PIB release.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said that Good Governance Index has been scientifically designed on various parameters of governance. He said that it has been designed keeping in mind the citizen-centricity, which is the prime mantra of Government led by PM Narendra Modi. He added that GGI would also seek to determine the status of governance as it exists today and it will provide reference threshold for future also. Dr Singh said that documentation of good governance index is our effort in the direction to carry forward PM Modi’s vision for good governance.

The Minister said that good governance initiatives by the Government draw inspiration from former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji. He added that good governance initiatives are being replicated not only by the states in India, but also by the other countries. He added that many regional conferences have been organised by the DARPG in different parts across India to replicate good governance practices. The Minister said that Smart Card launched for DoPT canteen on December 25 is also a step towards cashless transactions and digitisation.

The Good Governance Index is a uniform tool across States to assess the Status of Governance and impact of various interventions taken up by the State Government and UTs. The objectives of GGI are to provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and UTs, enable states and UTs to formulate and implement suitable strategies for improving governance and shift to result oriented approaches and administration.